Ornamenting device and method



H. C. MITCHELL. ME'NTING DEVICE AND METHOD.' PLlCATlN FILFSDv `APR. 4, 192|. v

K 'Patented July-M, 1922,

use eras HARRY CECIL lvITCHELL,

OF YONKERS, NEXV YORK.

ORNAMENTING DEVICE AND lyET-IOD.

Application ned April 4,

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY CECIL MITCHELL, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have inventedA certain new Yand .useful Improvements in Ornamenting Devices and Methods, of which the` following` is a specification.

This invention relates to ornamentation and particularly to the productionV of illustrations and pictures through. the usc of stencils which will deposit a pigment or coloring matter on a buffer or abrading pad which is rubbed on the stencil and over the object to be ornamented through the pattern or in interstices formed in the stencil.

It has been found in practice that a stencil cut in a body or sheet of tinfoil rubbed with a buffer can be made to mark paper or other objects and that the surfaces may be differently shaded to produce artistic effects. If the stencil is vigorously rubbed, the marking will be quite black, whereas lighter pressure on the buffer will result in reducing the density of the color, and by this means, shading eifects may be produced.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a stencil of the character indicated which may be used for ornamenting paper and fabrics or the like, without the use of pigments or coloring matter except such as are inherent in the metal from which the stencil is made.

In carrying out the inventioml prefer to use tinfoil in sheets relatively heavy as compared with tinfoil ordinarily employed, and when a felt buffer is employed, it has been found that it becomes discolored from its application to the surface of the tinfoil, the density of the color being greater, in so far as operations have demonstrated. when felt is employed than when linen or silk material is rubbed on the surface of the tinfoil. Whether the increased deposit of the material of the tinfoil on the buffer is due to the fact thatthe abrading action of the wool is greater than the abrading action of the linen or silk, or whether it is due to the presence of oil in the wool, has not been determined, but in any event, a wool buffer is believed to be preferable and to produce more effective results.

It is a further object of this invention to produce buffers carrying pigments or coloring matter which impregnate the felt or fibres of the material of which the buffer is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July il, 1922.

1921. serial No. 458,449.

formed, in order that when the buffer is rubbed over a stencil, it will deposit a coloring matter on the material being ornamented, and by this means, a comparatively inexpen sive ornamenting outit may be produced and one whichcan readily be handled without discoloring the hands of the user, or without liability of injuring materials or furniture which may be present when the device is being used, and therefore, it is believed to constitute a distinct advantage over those ornamenting processes which employ paint or granular pigments during the ornamenting process.

A further object of this invention is to produce an ornamenting outfit of the character indicated which is comparatively inexpensive and which can be operated by unskilled persons.

`With the foregoing and other objects in view` the invention consist-s in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and `combina-tion of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the severa-l views, and in which- Figure l illustrates a view in perspective of a stencil embodying the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a. perspective view of a buffer to be associated therewith; and

Figure 8 illustrates a plan view showing the effects attainable when carrying the invention into practice.

In these drawings 5 denotes a stencil which may have designs of any kind cut therein. and as stated, the material of which the stencil is formed is preferably sheet tinfoil or some equivalent material which can be abraded and caused to deposit a coloring agent on a buffer to be employed in conjunction with the stencil. The buffer 6 is preferably of wool, as stated, and when the stencil is applied to the material to be ornamented, the buffer is rubbed on the surface of the stencil until it becomes discolored, and thereafter, it is rubbed over that part of the stencil having the ornamentations in order that the discoloring agent carried by the buffer will be deposited on the material through the openings in the stencil. By rubbing portions of the surface to be ornamented in different degrees, shaded effects can be produced, and if stencils having figures cut therein are employed and a picture is produced which is relatively black, and then the stencil is moved' just a slight degree and the surface to be ornamented is' colored more lightly, it will give the effect of a shadow of the ligure. In fact, the device is capable oi" other uses to produce different results, and the inventor does not Wish to be limited With respect to its employment. The ornamenting device can be employed as an amusement or an advertising' fea-ture, and it has. many ad-v vantages over those stenciling agencies which require the application of paint, powder or plate and to apply the same to the surface to be ornamented.

'2. B/I'eans for ornamenti-ng` surfaces comprisingk a body the material comprising which is capable of depositing coloring matter on a buffer, and a buffer adapted to coact with the said body.

3. A stencil having a body the material comprising which has the quality of depositing a coloring matter on Va buffer when said body is rubbed. l

4. In an ornam enting device, a stencil, and ak buiferimpregnated with a. coloring agent dislodged from the material forming' `the stencil.

:5. The herein described method of ornamenting surfaces, consistingv in rubbing Va stencil` and transferring' the material of the stencil to the surface to be ornamented.

y, lHARRY onori, MITCHELL. 

